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With Cubs manager Joe Maddon indicating Monday that Kyle Hendricks has a spot in the rotation locked up behind Jon Lester, Jake Arrieta and Jason Hammel, that leaves Travis Wood, Edwin Jackson, Felix Doubront, Jacob Turner and Tsuyoshi Wada vying for the final spot in the team's rotation.

“Everybody understands what’s going on here. There are no dummies," Maddon said, per MLB.com. “The line I like is that, I’m not going to lie to you. If I tell you the truth, you might be upset with me for about a week or two but then you’re going to be OK. But if I lie to you, you’re going to hate me forever.

“They’re very competitive and the fact we have a lot of folks for some really narrow choices, it’s going to be an interesting spring. I know that competition normally brings out the best in everyone.”

Cubs pitcher Felix Doubront didn't factor into the decision Saturday, allowing six earned runs on six hits and two walks in 2 1/3 innings while striking out two in his team's 8-7 win over the Dodgers.

Doubront gave up just three runs in 18 innings over his first three starts with the Cubs after coming over via trade, but things fell apart Saturday. He surrendered a two-run home run to Alex Gonzalez in the first inning and a three-run blast to Gonzalez in the third as part of the rough start, but the offense came back to take the lead in the eighth. Doubront owns a 5.54 ERA and 51:32 K:BB ratio in 79 2/3 innings. He's scheduled to face the Brewers next Saturday in what would be his final outing of the year.